MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 12 '17 at 13:36
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 80.5
1-Core 56.3
2-Core 109
52% 81.8 Pts
4-Core 178
8-Core 271
28% 224 Pts
64-Core 262
16% 262 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 39.6
Reflection 40.6
Parallax 50.8
32% 43.7 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 34.3
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 101
Write 97.5
Mixed 52.1
62% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 67%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33
298GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 101
Write 88.5
Mixed 66
64% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.65
136% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 58%
WD WD3200JD-22K 320GB
298GB free
Firmware: 08.05J08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 61.4
Mixed 45.1
42% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.45
119% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 98.5
Mixed 25.8
53% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.36
81% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.2
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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